Power cord connections melting
I have been having problems with my connections getting hot and melting the plastic plugs. This mostly happens at my 50 amp to 30 amp pigtail going into the camper. I have replace the power cord con...
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BB_TX wrote:
Definitely poor contact between the plug and receptacle. Either loose fitting contacts or dirty or burned contacts or poor wire connections. All cause resistance and resistance plus electrical current equals heat. (Power loss in watts is equal to amps squared times resistance if you care). Replace both the plug and receptacle with good quality ones.
My suspicion too. I've had it happen twice over the years and carry a spare male 30 amp plug. Never happens when I use the surge protector tho. Which is 50 amp, I use a 50 to 30 adapter which is very tight.
